“I have this and the dedicated DAC/Monitor Controller from Crane Song, the Avocet. The HEDD and Avocet (most recent models) have the same DAC. These converters are used by some of the leading Mastering engineers in the world for their neutrality. At this level, choosing another DAC would simply be a matter of preference; speaking from an audio engineer's perspective these converters are as...” --HiFi1972